On this day in 1970 the musical Coco closed at the Mark Hellinger Theater after 333 performances. Happy 74th birthday bass Ruggero RaimondiHappy 79th birthday composer Steven ReichHappy birthday parterre critic Ali Kashani (not pictured)
One is as one does
On this day in 1970 the musical Coco closed at the Mark Hellinger Theater after 333 performances.
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Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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